Bend your knees. Learn forward slightly. Relax the knees. Long, thin, strips of fiberglass designed to spread body weight evenly will slide, glide, and coast across the snow. Relax! Bend your knees! Ready.
I am a goofy foot, launching on my right ski.
First rule learned in first lesson: Relax! Put a little bounce in your body. Slight uphill to start and then a gentle, gentle glide through the meadow, sunlight sparkling on the snow, cold air grazing my face. At the end is the turn and steeper downhill.
I often end up in the brambles at the end of that hill. I forget to relax.
Swoosh! Snow flies. I fall, laughing as I do the turtle, skis and feet high up in the air (how can you not laugh at that position?), and roll over on my side to get back up. There is freedom in that first fall. Joy.
Relaxed, knees bent, a little bounce in my body, I take on the big hill with a joyful wheeeeeee!
Day 22’s small stone. A little wordier than usual. I actually fell twice today, but the first fall was the best because it’s always the first fall that releases the fear.






YES
the first fall releases the fear
you so nailed it
love the photos
of course
Thanks, Kel. 🙂
I love this, Robin and so true about the first fall, it’s all easy going after that! 🙂
Thank you, Hannah. 🙂
It looks so good…when someone else does it.
I used to think that too, J Cosmo. 🙂
love the images you created. out of fear, came freedom and beauty!
Thank you, Joss. 🙂
Love the image!
Thanks, Carla. 🙂